Mauritania: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 34
- Consulates
- 7
- missions abroad
- 29
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 9
Live & travel in Mauritania
Monthly budget
$1,500/mo
Prices vs USA: 33%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 40.55 MRU
Internet access
46%
of people online
Air quality
46.5
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French, Arabic
Emergency
118 · 101 · 117
Plug types
Europlug
Calling code
+222
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Aug 17, 2026
3.0
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety3.5
- Internet access1.4
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.8
SOS · Mauritania118
Government consensus
Reconsider travel· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaReconsider travel· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Nov 28, 2026 · Independence Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
- May 25, 2027 · Africa Day
- Jun 6, 2027 · Islamic New Year
- Aug 14, 2027 · Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Cities in Mauritania
Traveller essentials · Mauritania
- Emergency
- 118 · 101 · 117
- Calling code
- +222
- Currency
- MRU
- Plug types
- Europlug
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott
Foreign missions in Mauritania
AlgeriaNouakchott1BelgiumNouakchott1Benin1BrazilNouakchott1ChinaNouakchott1Côte d’IvoireNouakchott1EgyptNouakchott1FranceNouakchott1GambiaNouakchott1GermanyNouakchott1Guinea-BissauNouadhibou1IranNouakchott1IraqNouakchott1IsraelNouakchott1JapanNouakchott1LibyaNouakchott1MaliNouakchott1MoroccoNouakchott, Nouadhibou2NetherlandsNouakchott1PalestineNouakchott1QatarNouakchott1RussiaNouakchott1Saudi ArabiaNouakchott1SenegalNouakchott1South AfricaNouakchott1SpainNouakchott1SyriaNouakchott1TunisiaNouakchott1TürkiyeNouakchott1United Arab EmiratesNouakchott1United KingdomNouakchott1United StatesNouakchott1Vatican CityNouakchott1
Mauritania missions abroad
BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1ChinaBeijing1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1EgyptCairo1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin1Guinea-BissauBissau1IraqBaghdad1ItalyRome1JapanTokyo1KuwaitKuwait City1MaliBamako1MoroccoRabat, Casablanca2NetherlandsHurdegaryp1NigerNiamey1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1South AfricaPretoria1SpainMadrid2SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Mauritania without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Mauritania?
34 missions, 33 countries.
Emergency: Mauritania?
118 (fire department), 101 (emergency medical services), 117 (police)
Who can enter Mauritania without a visa?
9: Algeria, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Libya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Tunisia…